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Where I Long To Be is a podcast dedicated to bringing you trip reports from your favorite Disney (or Universal) destinations. Whether you are in the process of planning your own trip, or just want to keep the magic going when you can’t be in your happy place, join Virginia as she interviews guests about their magical adventures.
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Jan 15, 2024
Jan 15, 2024
1hr 27 min
After a nice long trip to Florida for the Christmas and New Year holidays, Cate from @ever.after.adventures joins Virginia to go through all the magical details of their multi week trip. This trip had multiple legs, from Walt Disney World, to visiting with family, and then back to the parks. It all starts off with a road trip from Toronto to Clearwater and involves pivots galore, meeting up with so many fun Instagram friends, introducing her husband James’ parents to Walt Disney World for the very first time, and James’ birthday. And to wrap it all up, after always thinking it might be cool to get a tattoo while in Orlando…it finally happened. This trip was epic!
- Trip Dates: December 16, 2023-January 8, 2024
- Post Trip Interview: recorded 1/12/24
Episode Specific Links:
- Follow Cate! Instagram and YouTube
- Watch the Road Trip from Toronto to Clearwater (not sponsored, but should be, by Sheetz)
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- The Swan Resort
- Cate’s Video (from a previous trip): Disney’s Grand Destino Tower at Coronado Springs Resort
- Tattoos by Nicholas in Orlando
- Instagram friends mentioned:
- Melissa & Daniel: @DMatDisney
- Sachi & Fordy: @manhattan_to_mainstreet
- Katie: @2plus3travelers (Cate & James’ travel agent!)
- Emma: @emmaenchanted999
- Stephanie: @missmotivationalpinup
- Daina: @999happyhauntshere
- Kristina: @worldshowcaseadventures
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Jan 15, 2024
Jan 15, 2024
1hr 7 min
Virginia sits down with Cate from @ever.after.adventures on Instagram to talk through her plans for a multiple leg trip to Florida for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Plans include a road trip from Toronto (yes, Toronto!) to Clearwater, meeting up with lots of friends in Walt Disney World, a Jollywood Nights party, and more. As a surprise, Cate’s husband James’ parents have also recently shared the news that they will be joining in on the fun to ring in the new year as first time visitors to the parks!
- Trip Dates: December 16, 2023-January 8, 2024
- Pre-Trip Interview: recorded 12/8/23
Episode Specific Links:
- Follow Cate! Instagram and YouTube
- Food and Wine App for iOS or Android
- Disney 100 x Aldo Collection
- Ear for Each Other Facebook Group
- Instagram friends mentioned:
- Ashlee: @ashlee_ever_after
- Sachi & Fordy: @manhattan_to_mainstreet
- Daina: @999happyhauntshere
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- Facebook: @whereilongtobepodcast
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Jan 8, 2024
Jan 8, 2024
1hr 11 min
Virginia welcomes back previous podcast guest Dana, whose family decided they wanted to wake up at Walt Disney World on Christmas morning for the first time. On this magical and merry trip, they stayed at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. While this family are fairly frequent visitors to the parks, this was the first time for the kids to ride Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, as well as the first time for a few of them to try Tron. Highlights of the trip include Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, being evacuated from Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and playing ping pong at the resort with Donald Duck!
- Trip Dates: December 21-27, 2023
- Post Trip Interview: recorded 1/3/24
Episode Specific Links:
- Reach out to Dana for a free vacation quote at dana@unlockthemagicllc.com and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram (@dana_plans_disney)
- Dana’s April 2023 Trip Episode of Where I Long To Be Podcast
- Best Resorts for Families of 5
- Disney Food Blog Video Review: Specialty Flights at Brown Derby
- The Old Space Mountain Music (the fast part from the ride kicks in around the 1 min and 15 sec mark)
- Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:
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Jan 8, 2024
Jan 8, 2024
1hr 6 min
Virginia welcomes back Dana, whose previous trip report was the most downloaded episode in 2023! Dana is planning an upcoming Christmas week trip to Walt Disney World for her family of 5. Since they don’t have family close by, they decided that waking up in Disney on Christmas morning sounded like an ideal way to shake things up. They plan to stay at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to take advantage of Skyliner access and will be attending Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
- Trip Dates: December 21-27, 2023
- Pre-Trip Interview: recorded 12/10/23
Episode Specific Links:
- Reach out to Dana for a free vacation quote at dana@unlockthemagicllc.com and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram (@dana_plans_disney)
- Dana’s April 2023 Trip Episode of Where I Long To Be Podcast
- Park Reservation Requirement Ending for Date Based Tickets
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Jan 1, 2024
Jan 1, 2024
1hr 3 min
What better way to start 2024 than hearing all about Sachi and Fordy’s recent trip to Walt Disney World to take in the holiday splendor and see Jordan Fisher in Candlelight Processional? If you didn’t think it was possible to love this mom/son duo more, wait until you hear about their big moment with Mr. Fisher himself!
- Trip Dates: December 20-23, 2023
- Post Trip Interview: recorded 12/29/23
Episode Specific Links:
- Follow Sachi on Instagram: @manhattan_to_mainstreet
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- Whispering Canyon Cafe
- Merry Menagerie at Animal Kingdom
- Jordan Fisher recognizes Fordy during Candlelight Processional: TikTok Video from @themagicofpopculture
- Friends mentioned in this episode:
- Fordy’s best friend, aka @jordanfisher
- Cate and James from @ever.after.adventures
- Kathryn from @2plus3travelers
- Daina from @999happyhauntshere
- Beccy from @a_hufflepuff_in_disney
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Jan 1, 2024
Jan 1, 2024
1hr 37 sec
Happy New Year! On today’s pre-trip report, Virginia sits down with Sachi from @manhattan_to_mainstreet on Instagram, a fellow New Yorker and Disney parks super fan. They discuss Sachi’s upcoming trip to Walt Disney World with her son, Fordy, to experience Candlelight Processional with the one and only Jordan Fisher (who incidentally has called Fordy his best friend!). They also have plans to attend Jollywood Nights and meet up with several friends on the trip. Outside of Jordan Fisher, Fordy’s priority is meeting as many characters as possible.
- Trip Dates: December 20-23, 2023
- Pre-Trip Interview: recorded 12/12/23
Episode Specific Links:
- Sachi on Instagram: @manhattan_to_mainstreet
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- Fordy with Jordan Fisher at the Hadestown stage door: photo
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Dec 25, 2023
Dec 25, 2023
2hr 38 min
Virginia welcomes back Jeanette to the podcast, and they are joined this time by Nanci to talk through all the Disney details of this girls’ trip. Virginia was even able to join in the fun for the weekend portion of the adventure! The ladies stayed at Coronado Springs in a preferred room within the Casitas section of the resort. There was lots of focus on the Festival of the Holidays, a Jollywood Nights party, multiple rides on Flight of Passage with tears from Nanci, and rain…rain…and more rain, which resulted in new Disney socks for everyone!!!
- Trip Dates: December 14-19, 2023
- Post Trip Interview: recorded 12/23/23
Episode Specific Links:
- Instagram: Jeanette and Nanci
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Basin Disney Products
- Disney Dining Cancellation Policy
- Jingle Bell, Jingle Bam Inspiration: Disney’s Prep and Landing
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Dec 25, 2023
Dec 25, 2023
1hr 31 min
Virginia chats with Jeanette about her upcoming girls’ trip to Walt Disney World that she is planning with our friend Nanci! After some arm twisting (not too much!) Virginia has also agreed to join the ladies for a weekend of Disney fun, making this pre-trip report even more exciting.
- Trip Dates: December 14-19, 2023
- Pre-Trip Interview: recorded 12/11/23
Episode Specific Links:
- Jeanette’s Mandalorian Dress
- Instagram: Jeanette and Nanci
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Food and Wine App: Apple and Google
- Carlye Wisel
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